I will introduce myself first as Orthodox, then American, and then Greek.  I was born in Ohio and later moved to Pennsylvania where I grew up and attended services under Father Rodian's parish in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Three Pillars of Orthodoxy.  The Parish itself has grown and been a place of activity and warmth for the Orthodox Community.  I enjoyed the early years of St. Xenia's Camp in PA and later was a counselor/lifeguard to the camp in Maine.  I have four brothers and am a strong member of the Patitsas family.  I have studied abroad in England and traveled Europe and the United States in great capacity.  The experiences, guided by orthodox themes and approaches, have been ones of great utility and reflection to me.  My only ambitions are to see that orthodoxy in this nation and the world be strengthened and unified.  I do not consider the present state of the church a static state.  Involvement and a positive approach guided by prayer are factors of a formula that can only produce great outcomes.